News from NCBF National Concert Band Festival
WASBE Conference in Prague in July 2022 to honour Karel Husa of Music for Prague 1968 fame WASBE (the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) is holding its 20th Conference next summer, and the chosen venue […]
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What a fantastic weekend of playing! The ncbf Play Days ‘Blow Away the Cobwebs’ and ‘Back In The Groove’ were two full days, aiming to bring musicians together and make music again. On Saturday, wind band players […]
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dates • venues• instrumentation • repertoire We are here to help you re-build your band after far too long of musical silence: • Short of your previous full band? Then have a look at our recommendations to […]
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ncbf (National Concert Band Festival) is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant of £49,951 from Arts Council England. NCBF is the UK’s only wind band and big band music festival, focussing on active participation […]
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In my last article I promised a separate Flexible Ensembles list, with recommendations for both wind and big bands. However on reflection I have decided to set out my suggestions in a different format. As bands start […]
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You will notice that there is a rather distinct difference in the updates to the Repertoire Lists for Wind Band and Big Band this year. For Wind Bands, there are only 6 new additions with promises of […]
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Where are they now? Meet Hannah Green, a Musician in The Royal Air Force who reflects on her time participating in the National Concert Band Festival. “NCBF was always a highlight of the year when I was […]
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Where are they now? Edi May, a clarinet and saxophone player currently studying at Birmingham Conservatoire, gives us an insight into his musical career and how his music education influenced him. “I am a student at the […]
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After one year in lockdown, most of you will be hoping that we can all start performing again… soon. We’ll start looking for content for our concerts and festivals that we hope to be able to take […]
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As promised in Part 3 of this short series, here are some suggestions for what Sir Thomas Beecham called “lollipops” – pieces that fit very well at the end of your programme, some are entertainment style, others […]
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